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At the Uptown Beauty Styling Salon, owner Eletha Gillus, right, says she is surprised by the data that suggest life expectancy for women has fallen here in Greensville County, Va.

At the Uptown Beauty Styling Salon, owner Eletha Gillus, right, says she is surprised by the data that suggest life expectancy for women has fallen here in Greensville County, Va. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

At the Uptown Beauty Styling Salon, owner Eletha Gillus, right, says she is surprised by the data that suggest life expectancy for women has fallen here in Greensville County, Va.